What does שָׂרַף · κατακαίω mean in the Bible?
שָׂרַף · κατακαίω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to burn or destroy with fire".
Hebrew · H8313, G2618
שָׂרַף
To be (causatively, set ) on fire · to burn
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שָׂרַף H8313 to be (causatively, set ) on fire
Pronunciation šārap
Destructive fire consuming completely; used of God's judgment incinerating offerings or enemies utterly
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κατακαίω G2618 to burn
Pronunciation katakaíō
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What does שָׂרַף (saraph) mean in the Bible?
שָׂרַף · κατακαίω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to burn or destroy with fire".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8313, G2618?
H8313, G2618 is connected to 117 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to burn or destroy with fire
Source Gloss
to burn or destroy with fire
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 60
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 47×
Perfect 2Chr 34:5 · 2Kgs 23:11 · 2Kgs 25:9 · Isa 44:16 · Jer 36:28 · Jer 36:32 · Jer 52:13 · Josh 11:9 · Josh 11:11 · Josh 11:13 · Lev 4:21 · Lev 8:17 · Lev 9:11 · Lev 10:6 · 2Chr 36:19 · Jer 39:8 24×
Imperfect 1Kgs 13:2 · Deut 12:31 · Ezek 23:47 · Jer 34:5 · Lev 20:14 · Jer 43:13 · Num 19:5 · Ps 46:10 · Exod 12:10 · Lev 8:32 · Exod 29:14 · Josh 11:6 · Judg 12:1 · Judg 14:15 · Jer 38:23 15×
Participle passive 1Sam 30:3 · Isa 1:7 · Neh 3:34 · Ps 80:17 4×
Infinitive construct Jer 36:25 · Jer 36:27 2×
Participle active 2Kgs 17:31 1×
Infinitive absolute 2Sam 23:7 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 12×
Imperfect Josh 7:15 · Lev 4:12 · Lev 7:17 · Lev 7:19 · Lev 19:6 · Jer 38:17 · Lev 6:23 · Lev 13:52 · Lev 21:9 · 2Sam 23:7 · Mic 1:7 · Prov 6:27 12×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Perfect Lev 10:16 1×
Word Origins
שָׂרַף is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain